Google Account Tips: Android smartphone has the main Google account. With its help we can do many things. Almost all our things are saved in Google account. Have you ever checked where your Google account is open? If not, today we are going to tell you the method so that you can remove unknown access. If your account is open in an unknown device then anyone can access it and get sensitive information.
such checks
- Go to the Settings option on your Android phone and click on Google
- Here click on manage my account and scroll till you see the option of privacy and security
- Click on it and click on Your device option and tap on Manage Device
- Here you can see all the devices which are yours and which are unknown. If you see an unknown device, remove it immediately
Note, if you see an unknown device in the list, then after logging out of the account, change the password as well. If you do not change the password, your account may be regained access. Always logout your account on public computer because there is a high risk of leaking information from here.
Do these things to protect the account
Keep 2FA on to add an additional layer of security to your account. To turn it on, you have to follow the steps mentioned above. You will also find this option in Security and Privacy. By keeping 2FA on, whenever you login to your account on another device, it will ask you for another permission apart from the password. For this notification or message will come on your primary device. If you do not want to be asked for 2FA password every time, then for this you can choose the device as Trusted. 2FA is not required on trusted devices.
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